Brief Life History of Torchild
When Torchild Nilsen Haugen was born in 1762, in Nes, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, his father, Niels Eriksen, was 27 and his mother, Britha Andersdotter, was 27. He married Anna Johannesdotter in 1788. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 31 August 1806, in Haugen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, at the age of 44.
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- Torchild Nielsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Torkel Nielsen in entry for Ole Olsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Torkild Nielsen in entry for Johannes Torkildsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Alf, Bjorn, Lars, Per, Nels, Anders, Bente, Tor, Arnfinn, Astrid. German Hans, Kurt, Ralf, Arnulf, Otto.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. This form of the surname is also found in Denmark, but it is rare there. Compare Nelsen .
Altered form of Norwegian Nilssen, a variant of 1, and probably also of the Danish, Norwegian, or North German cognate Nielsen (compare Nilson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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